Ashton Kutcher "Terrific" in "Two and a Half Men": Charlie Sheen

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One of Ashton Kutcher's biggest fans is apparently the man whose "Two and a Half Men" job he took — Charlie Sheen.

Updated at 6:14 PM PDT on Sunday, Sep 25, 2011

A record 27.8 million people tuned in to see Ashton Kutcher's highly anticipated "Two and a Half Men" debut on Monday, and one of those viewers was none other than the star who he replaced — Charlie Sheen.

Access Hollywood caught up with Charlie on Friday to get his take on Ashton's performance, and not only did the veteran actor seemingly harbor no ill will against his younger replacement, he even offered kudos for the show's new turn.

"It was a big night for everybody on Monday night — for 'Two and a Half,' for us, for me," Charlie told Access at "The Way" premiere in Los Angeles on Friday. "I think everybody won. I thought the show was really good. I thought [Ashton] was terrific."

Charlie, himself, also made a dent in the ratings record book on Monday night with his Comedy Central roast bringing in 6.4 million viewers, making it the cable network's highest rated roast of all time.

On Monday's "… Men," Charlie's character was killed when he was hit by a subway train in Paris, and the episode saw record-breaking numbers of viewers tuning in to see Ashton's introduction to the show, as well as Charlie's on screen funeral – a fact that made the 46-year-old star proud.

"That's got to be the highest attended funeral of all time," he told Access with a smile. "And it's interesting because I'm doing [a] film with Roman Coppola and there is a funeral scene in that. So I'm a guy that's gonna have to survive my own funeral twice in the same year!